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Income Inequality Soars in Every US State

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Income Inequality Soars in Every US State  - Income inequality has grown in every state in the US in recent decades, according to a new study published this week by the Economic Policy Institute. The report, entitled The Increasingly Unequal States of America, found that, even though states home to major metropolitan financial centers such as New York, Chicago, and the Bay Area had the highest levels of income inequality, the gap between the rich and the poor has increased in every region of the country.

President Correa Outlines Vision for New Latin America

President Correa Outlines Vision for New Latin America  - Second, the bloc would target education , “the most important step toward development.” He noted that at present, Latin America had none of the ...

Uncle Sam part of Central American drug problem

Uncle Sam part of Central American drug problem   - One way to deter Central American migrants from attempting to enter the U.S. ... But coming off civil wars, Central American countries were ill-equipped to ... executive director of the National Alliance of Latin American and Caribbean ...

Venezuela defuses diplomatic tensions with Colombia

Venezuela defuses diplomatic tensions with Colombia  - And thanks to all the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean for their ... maintained a presence in Venezuela and other neighboring countries .

White Supremacist Sponsors Speech by Black Anti-LGBT Pastor

White Supremacist Sponsors Speech by Black Anti- LGBT Pastor  - The topic of Manning's speech will be “The True State of Black America ”—an interesting title considering Manning is African American speaking at the ...

New Data Illuminates Long Island's Education Inequities

New Data Illuminates Long Island's Education Inequities  - According to the study, racial segregation, combined with concentrated poverty in majority black and Latino neighborhoods, perpetuates a public ...

Growing up curly: How a child of the '90s came to terms with his hair

Growing up curly: How a child of the '90s came to terms with his hair  - In the Astoria neighborhood of Queens, I'm Greek. Sometimes, people ask if I'm Jewish. Mostly, however, people think I'm Latino . People speak to me ...

Virginia lawmakers kill bill that would allow anti-gay discrimination

Virginia lawmakers kill bill that would allow anti- gay discrimination  - It's like a state law that says it's okay to discriminate against black people and have two different kinds of water fountains.” A number of pro- LGBT laws ...

Jobs in Latin America: where there's a skill there's a way

Jobs in Latin America: where there's a skill there's a way  - Only half of Latin America's poorest 20% attend secondary school. ... have grown, poverty still affects 28% of Latin America's 164 million people.

CELAC Seeks Realistic Goals to Address Poverty among Bad Omens

CELAC Seeks Realistic Goals to Address Poverty among Bad Omens  - The heads of state and government of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) consider the eradication of extreme poverty  ...